Goodnight Mommy (2022 film)

Goodnight Mommy
A woman wearing bandages on her face stands far behind two twin boys
Official release poster
Directed byMatt Sobel
Screenplay byKyle Warren
Based onGoodnight Mommy
Written and directed by
Veronika Franz
Severin Fiala

Produced by
Ulrich Seidl[1]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlexander Dynan
Edited by
  • Michael Taylor
  • Maya Maffioli
Music byAlex Weston
Production
companies
  • Playtime
  • Animal Kingdom
  • Big Indie Pictures
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release date
  • September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
Running time
92 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Goodnight Mommy is a 2022 American psychological horror film directed by Matt Sobel and written by Kyle Warren. It is a remake of the 2014 Austrian film with the same name, and stars Naomi Watts, Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, Crystal Lucas-Perry, Jeremy Bobb, and Peter Hermann. It follows twin brothers who suspect their mother was switched with an impostor.

The film was announced in early 2021, naming Sobel as director, Warren as the scriptwriter and Watts as the star. The rest of the cast were announced later and principal photography began from June to August that same year.

Goodnight Mommy was released on Prime Video by Amazon Studios on September 16, 2022. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Watts' performance, but criticized its writing, pacing and deemed it "inferior" and "unnecessary" compared to the original film.

  1. ^ "Goodnight Mommy". Writers Guild of America West. October 20, 2021. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Nordine, Michael (September 15, 2022). "'Goodnight Mommy' Review: Naomi Watts Has Twin Trouble in Prime Video Do-Over". Variety. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.